I’m having a bit of a crisis. I’m on the tail-end of a vacation from work. Tomorrow is my first day back. I feel like I am betraying myself by working for someone else. I have an abundance of contempt for authority. I tend to work much better under my own terms. I find that I am inclined to do things for myself I would not do or would half-ass under someone else’s direction.

The solution seems simple at first—simply work for myself. However, there are a number of complications. Some are general and some are specific to me. The primary factor that has kept me from trying this so far is that I have a daughter to care for. I must maintain insurance coverage for her and for myself so that I will always be able to care for her. I can’t afford to get into something that doesn’t pay the bills, and I don’t have any surplus cash to use for getting started or to pay for things while I try to make something profitable. It’s a very risky proposition. The other problem is that I have little time to start something in addition to my regular job so as to get the ball rolling. That would be the ideal solution for me, but I’m not sure I would have the time to devote to it. The final problem is that, while I have a number of ideas about things I could try, I am often finding myself coming up with things I never see through. I’m afraid I would come up with the idea and lose the fire to get it done. Is there any hope for me? I’m looking around now to find some resources. I will post them in a follow-up post. If you have any advice of any kind, leave me a comment.